H*3188 (Rat #0040, Act #0017 of 1999) General Bill, By Knotts, Edge, Rodgers, Whatley and Simrill
Summary: Speed limits, maximum revised; Highways and Streets, Motor Vehicles, Transportation, Traffic, work zones
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1520, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMITS, SO AS TO REVISE THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, MULTILANE DIVIDED PRIMARY HIGHWAYS, AND UNPAVED ROADS, TO PROVIDE A MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR MANUFACTURED, MODULAR, OR MOBILE HOMES, AND TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY DETERMINE THAT THE MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT IS LESS THAN THIRTY MILES AN HOUR UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1535, RELATING TO THE PROHIBITION AGAINST SPEEDING IN A HIGHWAY WORK ZONE, SO AS TO REVISE THE LANGUAGE ON SIGNS POSTED AT THE BEGINNING OF AN ACTIVE WORK ZONE WHICH INFORM MOTORISTS OF THE PENALTY FOR SPEEDING THROUGH A WORK ZONE; TO AMEND SECTION 56-5-1540, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ALTERATION OF SPEED LIMITS BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A LOCAL AUTHORITY MAY INCREASE THE SPEED LIMIT IN AN URBAN DISTRICT TO NOT MORE THAN SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR, BY ADDING SECTION 56-5-616 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM CONSISTS OF HIGHWAYS IN THE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED NATIONAL SYSTEM OF INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS; TO AMEND CHAPTER 23, TITLE 57 RELATING TO HIGHWAY BEAUTIFICATION AND SCENIC ROUTES, BY ADDING ARTICLE 17 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE CRITERIA THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MUST USE WHEN CONDUCTING VEGETATION MANAGEMENT OF MEDIANS, ROADSIDES, AND INTERCHANGES ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; BY ADDING SECTION 56-1-2156 SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT A COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ASSESSED POINTS AGAINST HIS DRIVING RECORD FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH LANE RESTRICTIONS POSTED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; TO REPEAL SECTION 56-5-1510 RELATING TO THE STATE'S FIFTY-FIVE MILE AN HOUR MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT AND THE FEDERAL LAWS THAT PERMIT THE STATE TO SET SPEED LIMITS GREATER THAN FIFTY-FIVE MILES AN HOUR; AND TO REPEAL SECTION 57-3-175 RELATING TO MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT FOR MOVING MOBILE HOMES ON A HIGHWAY.-AMENDED TITLE
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01/06/99	House	Prefiled
01/06/99	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works
01/12/99	House	Introduced and read first time HJ-72
01/12/99	House	Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works HJ-72
02/23/99	House	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Education and Public Works HJ-2
02/25/99	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Walker, Barrett, R. Smith, Davenport, Lucas, Rice, McMahand, Mason, J. Hines, Littlejohn, Witherspoon, Sandifer and Knotts HJ-17
03/04/99	House	Debate adjourned until Tuesday, March 9, 1999 HJ-26
03/09/99	House	Amended HJ-30
03/09/99	House	Debate interrupted HJ-36
03/10/99	House	Amended HJ-30
03/10/99	House	Read second time HJ-47
03/10/99	House	Roll call Yeas-91 Nays-21 HJ-47
03/11/99	House	Read third time and sent to Senate HJ-27
03/16/99	Senate	Introduced and read first time SJ-8
03/16/99	Senate	Referred to Committee on Transportation SJ-8
03/30/99	Senate	Recalled from Committee on Transportation SJ-3
03/31/99	Senate	Amended SJ-11
03/31/99	Senate	Read second time SJ-11
03/31/99	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day SJ-11
04/01/99	Senate	Read third time and returned to House with amendments SJ-5
04/07/99	House	Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-21
04/07/99	Senate	Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee appointed Sens. Bryan, Hutto, Ravenel SJ-17
04/14/99	House	Conference committee appointed Reps. Knotts, Townsend and Martin HJ-2
04/14/99	Senate	Sen. Peeler appointed in lieu of Sen. Bryan SJ-13
04/21/99	House	Conference report received and adopted HJ-104
04/21/99	Senate	Conference report received and adopted SJ-14
04/22/99	House	Ordered enrolled for ratification
04/28/99		Ratified R 40
04/30/99		Signed By Governor
04/30/99		Effective date 04/30/99
05/25/99		Copies available
05/28/99		Act No. 17